The 2009–10 season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 and was the club's 101st season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909.
| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stephen Thompson | |||
| Manager | Craig Levein (until 23 December 2009) Peter Houston | |||
| Scottish Premier League | 3rd | |||
| Scottish Cup | Winners | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jon Daly (13) All: David Goodwillie (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 11,100 vs. Celtic, 22 November 2009 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 vs. Hamilton, 17 October 2009 | |||
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Review and Events
A number of players joined and left the club in early pre-season. Striker Danny Cadamarteri signed on a Bosman transfer from Huddersfield Town, while goalkeeper Steve Banks arrived as player/goalkeeping coach after negotiating his release from Hearts. Former England under-18 cap Jennison Myrie-Williams arrived after leaving Bristol City while Michael McGovern, who had been signed as back-up on a one-year deal last summer, left the club after failing to make a first-team appearance. Warren Feeney's loan spell also came to an end and wasn't renewed, while a handful of under-19 players were either released or allowed to move to lower league clubs.
Chronological list of events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
- 7 July: Francisco Sandaza's double hernia rules him out until September.[1]
- 21 July: Prince Buaben is diagnosed with malaria following a visit to his native Ghana.[2]
- 27 July: New signing Damián Casalinuovo becomes the fourth striker to suffer injury after dislocating his shoulder during the final tour match in Ireland.[3]
- 10 September: Danny Cadamarteri is named Player of the Month for August 2009.
- 12 September: The club's centenary dinner takes place.
- 6 October: Scott Robertson is named as a replacement in the Scotland squad for the upcoming friendly in Japan; hours later, he is replaced himself by teammate Craig Conway.[4]
- 23 December: Manager Craig Levein leaves the club to become Scotland manager, with Peter Houston placed in temporary charge.[5]
- 8 January: The deal to bring Bohemians manager Pat Fenlon to Tannadice falls through after both clubs failed to agree on a compensation deal.
- 28 January: Peter Houston is confirmed as the club's manager until the end of the season.
- 28 January: Jon Daly scores the club's 5,000th league goal with a penalty in the 4–4 draw at Kilmarnock.[6]
- 15 May: Dundee United F.C. win the Scottish Cup for only the second time. Goodwillie scored the first from 25 yards and Craig Conway scored a double. United won 3–0 against Ross County.
Match Results
Dundee United have played twelve competitive matches during the 2009–10 season.[7]
Friendlies
The club failed to retain the Keyline Cup they won last year by finishing third in the six-team tournament when they visited Oban in mid July. A series of domestic friendly matches sandwiched a trip to the Republic of Ireland before the club's centenary friendly draw at home to Newcastle United. A friendly win at home to FA Premier League side Blackburn Rovers was the club's last pre-season encounter, although in late July, the club confirmed a November friendly with rivals Dundee to mark the opening of the club's new floodlights. United ran out 3-1 winners with goals from Andis Shala, Danny Cadamarteri and Jon Daly.
| 14 July 2009 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Dundee United | East End Park |
S. Robertson  Goodwillie |
| 17 July 2009 Friendly | Arbroath | 1–2 | Dundee United XI | Gayfield Park |
| Hislop | Casalinuovo Dow | Referee: Neil Watters |
| 18 July 2009 Friendly | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Dundee United | Forthbank Stadium |
| Graham 43' | Webster 19' Goodwillie 54' |
| 20 July 2009 Friendly |  Drogheda United | 2–2 | Dundee United | United Park |
| Crowley 11' (pen.) Ryan 51' | Cadamarteri 67' Kovacevic 80' |
| 21 July 2009 Friendly | University College Dublin | 0–2 | Dundee United | UCD Bowl |
| Casalinuovo 41' S. Robertson 90' |
| 23 July 2009 Friendly | Kildare County | 0–4 | Dundee United | Station Park |
| Shala 2', 27' Webster 43'Kenneth 71' |
| 28 July 2009 Friendly | Inverness CT | 1–3 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Sanchez 38' | Goodwillie 10', 54' Cadamarteri 79' |
| 29 July 2009 Friendly | Linlithgow Rose | 1–2 | Dundee United XI | Prestonfield |
| Manson |
| 2 August 2009 Friendly | Dundee United | 1–1 |  Newcastle United | Tannadice Park |
Swanson  Goodwillie 85' (pen.) | Carroll 60' | Attendance: 8,876 Referee: C Boyle |
| 4 August 2009 Friendly | Forfar Athletic | 0–3 | Dundee United XI | Station Park |
| Conway Russell Collins 47' |
| 8 August 2009 Friendly | Dundee United | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Tannadice Park |
| Goodwillie Shala 26'Buaben 70' | Attendance: 3,137 Referee: B Winter |
| 10 November 2009 Friendly | Dundee United | 3–1 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
| Shala 18' Cadamarteri 68'Daly 75' | Clarke 34' | Attendance: 7,774 |
Scottish Premier League
The 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season began on Saturday 15 August 2009 with United featuring in the first live SPL match on ESPN two days later, beating Heart of Midlothian. United failed to make it two wins from the opening two matches – last achieved in the 1992-93 season – when they were held to a goalless draw at St Mirren, although they followed up with a 2–1 win at home to Falkirk a week later. The first weekend in September saw an international break with United coming close to ending their seventeen-year wait for a victory at Celtic Park, drawing 1-1. The following week, United's unbeaten start to the season ended when Motherwell won 1–0 at Tannadice, although United responded with an away win against St Johnstone. Successive draws against Hibernian and Hamilton Academical followed before United won the first New Firm derby of the season. At the start of November, United's televised match at home to Rangers was abandoned at half-time due to torrential rain, with Rangers leading 1–0. In United's next match, two Damian Casalinuovo goals saw off Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, for the club's second successive away win; on 22 November, at the 39th time of asking, United finally defeated Celtic in a league match, winning 2–1. United continued their unbeaten run with a hard-fought 2–2 draw away to Motherwell, despite having two players sent off, and followed up with a home win against St Mirren. A 0–0 draw at Hearts preceded a defeat at home to Rangers, in what turned out to be Craig Levein's final match, before another 0–0 draw at home to Kilmarnock. United finally scored in the following match but incredibly lost 7–1 at Rangers, with Kris Boyd scoring a quintuple against United for the second time in his career. A further defeat to Aberdeen followed before a three-game winning streak against Hamilton, Hibernian and Falkirk. St Johnstone were the visitors to Tannadice in a 3–3 draw to close out January. United started February with a pulsating 4–4 draw at Kilmarnock, before a shock defeat at home to Hamilton. A further defeat at Celtic Park followed before a Morgaro Gomis double helped United to three points at home to basement club Falkirk.
| 17 August 2009 SPL 1 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Tannadice Park |
| Cadamarteri 4' (pen.), 85' | Stewart  51'  | Attendance: 8,253 Referee: S Conroy |
| 22 August 2009 SPL 2 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| Attendance: 4,775 Referee: D McDonald |
| 29 August 2009 SPL 3 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
| Cadamarteri 49' Goodwillie 56' | Finnbogason 75' | Attendance: 6,979 Referee: C Thomson |
| 12 September 2009 SPL 4 | Celtic | 1–1 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
| McDonald 17' | Goodwillie 6' S Robertson 87' | Attendance: 58,500 Referee: S Conroy |
| 19 September 2009 SPL 5 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Motherwell | Tannadice Park |
| Forbes 66' (pen.) | Attendance: 7,196 Referee: D Somers |
| 26 September 2009 SPL 6 | St Johnstone | 2–3 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| Dods 37' (o.g.) Hardie 72' | Cadamarteri 34' (pen.) Webster 48'Casalinuovo 77'Swanson 87' | Attendance: 7,225 Referee: D McDonald |
| 3 October 2009 SPL 7 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
| Zemmama 27' | Webster 72' | Attendance: 13,056 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 17 October 2009 SPL 8 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tannadice Park |
| Kenneth 90' | Antoine-Curier 65' | Attendance: 5,944 Referee: I Brines |
| 24 October 2009 SPL 9 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
| Casalinuovo 31' Gomis 36' | Attendance: 11,766 Referee: S Conroy |
| 7 November 2009 SPL 10 | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
| Casalinuovo 22' (pen.), 57' | Attendance: 4,753 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 22 November 2009 SPL 11 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
| Daly 83' Dods 90' | Robson 71' (pen.) | Attendance: 11,098 Referee: D McDonald |
| 28 November 2009 SPL 12 | Motherwell | 2–2 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
| Sutton 16' Jutkiewicz 29' | Webster 14' Buaben 67' Daly 83'Swanson 87' | Attendance: 4,593 Referee: A Muir |
| 5 December 2009 SPL 13 | Dundee United | 3–2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| Casalinuovo 29' Conway 44'Myrie-Williams 79' | Dods 61' (o.g.) O'Donnell 85' | Attendance: 6,529 Referee: B Winter |
| 12 December 2009 SPL 14 | Hearts | 0–0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Cadamarteri | Attendance: 14,873 Referee: E Norris |
| 15 December 2009 SPL 15 | Dundee United | 0–3 | Rangers | Tannadice Park |
| Beasley 26' Miller 58', 75' | Attendance: 10,037 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 26 December 2009 SPL 16 | Dundee United | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Tannadice Park |
| Attendance: 6,692 Referee: C Thomson |
| 30 December 2009 SPL 17 | Rangers | 7–1 | Dundee United | Ibrox |
| Boyd 20' (pen.), 25', 29', 75', 80' Miller 51'Whittaker 68'Bougherra 85' | Casalinuovo 46' | Attendance: 48,721 Referee: W Collum |
| 2 January 2010 SPL 18 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Tannadice Park |
| Mulgrew 15' Grassi 64' | Attendance: 10,032 Referee: C Murray |
| 13 January 2010 SPL 19 | Hamilton | 0–1 | Dundee United | New Douglas Park |
| Goodwillie 75' | Attendance: 2,033 Referee: I Brines |
| 16 January 2010 SPL 20 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
| Swanson 39' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: S Conroy |
| 24 January 2010 SPL 21 | Falkirk | 1–4 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
| Moutinho 90' | Goodwillie 29' Daly 45', 57', 88' | Attendance: 4,378 Referee: E Norris |
| 27 January 2010 SPL 22 | Dundee United | 3–3 | St Johnstone | Tannadice Park |
| Daly 52' Swanson 69'Myrie-Williams 77' | MacDonald 6' Craig 21'Moon 77' | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 30 January 2010 SPL 23 | Kilmarnock | 4–4 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
| Ford 20' Kyle 41'Pascali 55'Bryson 64' | Buaben 16' Conway 28', 33'Daly 66' (pen.) | Attendance: 4,587 Referee: D McDonald |
| 10 February 2010 SPL 24 | Dundee United | 0–2 | Hamilton | Tannadice Park |
| F.Paixão 23' M.Paixão 45' | Attendance: 5,598 Referee: A Muir |
| 13 February 2010 SPL 25 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| Higdon 66' | Swanson 83' Goodwillie 90.' | Attendance: 3,944 Referee: E Norris |
| 20 February 2010 SPL 26 | Celtic | 1–0 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
| Keane 20' | Attendance: 49,000 Referee: C Thomson |
| 27 February 2010 SPL 27 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
| Goodwillie 17' (pen.) Gomis 30', 87' | Attendance: 6,352 Referee: C Murray |
| 7 March 2010 SPL 28 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Gomis 78' | Attendance: 6,683 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 20 March 2010 SPL 29 | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Dundee United | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Diamond 32' Paton 45' (pen.) | Daly 8', 24' | Attendance: 9,316 Referee: I Brines |
| 27 March 2010 SPL 30 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Motherwell | Tannadice Park |
| Goodwillie 38' Buaben 43'Swanson 72' | Attendance: 7,609 Referee: W Collum |
| 31 March 2010 SPL 31 | Hibernian | 2–4 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
| Cregg 1' Stokes 90' | Daly 20' (pen.) Swanson 26'Goodwillie 60'Sandaza 88' | Attendance: 9,185 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 5 April 2010 SPL 32 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| Daly 83' | Attendance: 5,769 Referee: S Conroy |
| 14 April 2010 SPL 33 | Dundee United | 0–0 | Rangers | Tannadice Park |
| Kovačević 70' | Attendance: 11,100 Referee: B Winter |
| 18 April 2010 SPL 34 | Motherwell | 2–3 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
| Sutton 28', 81' | Daly 5', 43' Conway 49' | Attendance: 3,544 Referee: C Murray |
| 25 April 2010 SPL 35 | Dundee United | 0–2 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
| Myrie-Williams 77' | Kamara 30' Keane 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 8,638 Referee: I Brines |
| 1 May 2010 SPL 36 | Dundee United | 1–2 | Rangers | Tannadice Park |
| Casalinuovo 80' | Boyd 2' Novo 41' | Attendance: 10,003 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 5 May 2010 SPL 37 | Hearts | 0–0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 12,325 Referee: S Finnie |
| 9 May 2010 SPL 38 | Dundee United | 0–2 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
| Nish 12', 72' | Attendance: 6,527 Referee: C Richmond |
Scottish League Cup
Dundee United joined the League Cup 2009-10 campaign in the second round where they beat Alloa Athletic. United won at Ross County in the third round to progress to the quarter-finals, where they were handed a third successive away tie, losing to fellow SPL side St Johnstone.
| 25 August 2009 League Cup R2 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Dundee United | Recreation Park |
| Shala 23' Goodwillie 39' | Attendance: 1,422 Referee: E Norris |
| 22 September 2009 League Cup R3 | Ross County | 0–2 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| Scott 83' | Wilkie 36' Russell 77' | Attendance: 1,986 Referee: C Thomson |
| 27 October 2009 League Cup QF | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| Anderson 72' Dods 76' (o.g.) | Buaben 82' | Attendance: 5,146 Referee: S Conroy |
Scottish Cup
Dundee United played Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup Fourth Round on Saturday 9 January 2010, winning 2–0. The fifth round draw gave United another away tie – against St Johnstone – for five consecutive cup ties this season. United gained revenge for the McDiarmid Park defeat in the League Cup, winning 1-0 before being drawn away again, this time to Rangers. After forcing a replay at Tannadice, they saw off Raith Rovers to proceed to the final at Hampden. A pair of goals from Craig Conway in the final against Ross County ensured Dundee United's first Scottish Cup title since 1994. The Ross County game had the most Arabs ever at one match.
| 9 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 | Partick Thistle | 0–2 | Dundee United | Firhill |
| Casalinuovo 26' Goodwillie 90' | Attendance: 4,002 Referee: D McDonald |
| 6 February 2010 Scottish Cup R5 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| Goodwillie 45' | Attendance: 5,636 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 14 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF | Rangers | 3–3 | Dundee United | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| Boyd 34' (pen.), 43' (pen.) Novo 48' | Shala 24' Whittaker 63' (o.g.)Kovačević 80' | Attendance: 24,096 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 24 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF Replay | Dundee United | 1–0 | Rangers | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| D.Robertson 90' | Attendance: 11,898 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 11 April 2010 Scottish Cup SF | Dundee United | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Goodwillie 28' Webster 59' | Attendance: 17,671 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 15 May 2010 Scottish Cup Final | Dundee United | 3–0 | Ross County | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Goodwillie 61' Conway 75', 86' | Attendance: 47,122 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
Player stats
During the 2009–10 season, United have used 29 different players on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[8]
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 28 | +54 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Transfers
In
The club confirmed the pre-contract signings of three players in June, with Slovakian goalkeeper Dušan Perniš to follow in January. Scotland international Andy Webster followed on a season-long loan deal[9] - some eight years after nearly signing from Arbroath,[10] and former Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver signing on a short-term contract.[11] In late September 2009, midfielder Mark Fotheringham was signed on a three-month contract ahead of his January 2010 move to Anorthosis Famagusta. In February, Latvian defender Pāvels Mihadjuks signed a short-term deal until the end of the season.
| Date | Player | From | Fee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | Steve Banks | Heart of Midlothian | Free |
| 1 July 2009 | Danny Cadamarteri | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 1 July 2009 | Jennison Myrie-Williams | Bristol City | Free |
| 15 July 2009 |  Andy Webster | Rangers | Loan |
| 18 July 2009 |  Damián Casalinuovo | Free Agent | Free |
| 5 August 2009 | Nicky Weaver | Free Agent | Free |
| 25 September 2009 | Mark Fotheringham | Free Agent | Free |
| 1 January 2010 |  Dušan Perniš | MŠK Žilina | Free |
| 8 February 2010 |  Pāvels Mihadjuks | Free Agent | Free |
Out
Youngster Ross McCord joined Stirling Albion on loan (where older brother Ryan had a previous loan spell), while Danny Grainger joined rivals St Johnstone.[12] In late August, Damián Casalinuovo joined Raith Rovers on a month's loan deal, with Johnny Russell following suit upon the Argentine's return. Marco Andreoni and Conor Grant joined Forfar Athletic on short-term emergency loans in October, with Greg Cameron and Kevin Smith joining Raith on a similar deal. In December, Keith Watson also undertook a temporary move to Fife, joining East Fife.
| Date | Player | To | Fee (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | Ross McCord | Stirling Albion | Loan |
| 15 July 2009 | Danny Grainger | St Johnstone | £40,000[13] |
| 27 August 2009 | Damián Casalinuovo | Raith Rovers | Loan |
| 26 September 2009 | Johnny Russell | Raith Rovers | Loan |
| 23 October 2009 | Marco| Andreoni | Forfar Athletic | Loan |
| 23 October 2009 | Conor Grant | Forfar Athletic | Loan |
| 20 November 2009 | Greg Cameron | Raith Rovers | Loan |
| 27 November 2009 | Kevin Smith | Raith Rovers | Loan |
| 3 December 2009 | Keith Watson | East Fife | Loan |
Awards
The club has received three awards during the 2009–10 season, with Craig Levein winning Manager of the Month, and Danny Cadamarteri and Andy Webster winning Player of the Month.
Manager of the Month
- Craig Levein: 1
- November 2009
- April 2010
Player of the Month
- September 2009
- Andy Webster: 1
- November 2009
Playing kit
     Home colours |     Away colours |    Centenary colours |
The jerseys were sponsored for a second season by JD Sports' Carbrini Sportswear label,[14][15] with the firm also sponsoring the shorts. Nike began their four-year deal of kit production with the club's centenary home strip unveiled in mid-June,[16] with the away strip to follow on 24 July. Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 began a two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.[17]
The club has a third strip, a centenary strip, to mark the club's foundation in 1909. Previously, the last third strip used was in the 2002–03 season. The strip was used in the November 2009 friendly against Dundee but remains unused in competitive competition.
See also
References
External links
- Official site: 2009/10 Fixtures
- BBC - Club stats
- Soccerbase - Results Archived 14 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine | Squad stats | Transfers